1978Final results
1978 election for South Dakota Legislative District 22
South Dakota State Senate · South Dakota
G. Homer Harding (R) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating Dietrah C. Hiatt (D) by 33.3 points.
G. Homer HardingRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.6%6,092
Dietrah C. HiattDemocrat
33.4%3,049
9,141 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET